An Shuwei

Professor  An Shuwei, School of Urban Economy and Public Administration, doctoral  student adviser, the tenth CPPCC member of Shanxi province

Educational background

Professor  An Shuwei is a Ph.D. in economics. He graduated from Shanxi Normal  University, Shaanxi Normal University, and Nankai University, earning a  BA in Science in 1990, MA of Science in 1996, and Doctor of Economics in  2003, respectively. During 2003 to 2006 Professor An pursued his  postdoctoral work in the Industrial Economics Institute of Chinese  Academy of Social Science. From April 2011 to May 2012 he was sent  abroad as a visiting scholar in University of Toronto in Canada. In 2000  because of his exceptional performance he was promoted from assistant  to associate professor. He again promoted to full professor in 2004,  also because exceptional performance.

Main research fields

Professor An’s work is now focused on the study of urban and regional development and administration.

Research achievements

He  was in charge of two National Social Science Foundation Programs, one  major bidding project for the Humanities and Social Sciences Research  Base of the Ministry of Education, three bidding projects for the  National Development and Reform Commission, one Chinese Postdoctoral  Science Foundation Program, one Humanities and Social Science Research  Program for the Education Department of Shaanxi Province, one program  for the Soft Science Program of Shaanxi province, and one program for  the Soft Science Program in Shanxi province. He also participated in  over 40 research programs sponsored by UNDP, the Office of Western  Development of the State Council, and the Ministry of Science and  Technology. He had published 23 books (including as co-author),  including Research on China Provincial Boundary Zones Economic Development, Economic Theory on Administrative Regional Edge, Research on China Metropolitan Areas Administration, Chinese Regional Economy in the National “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” Period. At the same time, he has published over 180 research papers, mainly in academic journals, such as China Industrial Economics, China Soft Science, and Economic Perspectives.